Jason Done (born 5 April 1973) is an English actor who appeared as
Mordred
Mordred or Modred (; Welsh: ''Medraut'' or ''Medrawt'') is a figure who is variously portrayed in the legend of King Arthur. The earliest known mention of a possibly historical Medraut is in the Welsh chronicle ''Annales Cambriae'', wherein h ...
in the 1998 TV miniseries ''
Merlin
Merlin ( cy, Myrddin, kw, Marzhin, br, Merzhin) is a mythical figure prominently featured in the legend of King Arthur and best known as a mage, with several other main roles. His usual depiction, based on an amalgamation of historic and le ...
'', opposite
Sam Neill
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. He is best known for his role as Stephen Snow in
ITV drama ''
Where The Heart Is'' from 1999 to 2001 and Tom Clarkson in the
BBC One
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school-based drama series, ''
Waterloo Road'', from 2006 to 2013.
Career
''Where The Heart Is''
Done appeared as Stephen Snow in the
ITV drama series ''
Where The Heart Is'', taking over the part in series 3 from
William Ash, in 1999. Stephen Snow was the son of Peggy Snow (
Pam Ferris
Pamela Ferris (born 11 May 1948) is a Welsh actress. She has starred in numerous British television series, including ''Connie'' (1985), '' The Darling Buds of May'' (1991–1993), '' Where the Heart Is'' (1997–2000), ''Rosemary & Thyme'' ...
) and Vic Snow (
Tony Haygarth). Done portrayed Stephen throughout Series 3, Series 4 and part of Series 5, during which the character left the fictional town of Skelthwaite.
''Waterloo Road''
On 9 March 2006, Done began appearing as English teacher, Tom Clarkson, in the successful
BBC One
BBC One is a British free-to-air public broadcast television network owned and operated by the BBC. It is the corporation's Flagship (broadcasting), flagship network and is known for broadcasting mainstream programming, which includes BBC News ...
school-based drama series, ''
Waterloo Road''. On 10 April 2013, it was announced that Done would be leaving his role as Tom after seven years and eight series. Tom left the series in the final episode of the eighth series, on 4 July 2013, in a shock twist which saw Tom fall from the school roof after helping troubled pupil, Kyle Stack (
George Sampson), from committing suicide. Done is the second longest serving cast member.
Theatre
Done later appeared in a travelling production of ''
Macbeth
''Macbeth'' (, full title ''The Tragedie of Macbeth'') is a tragedy by William Shakespeare. It is thought to have been first performed in 1606. It dramatises the damaging physical and psychological effects of political ambition on those w ...
'', which was held at the
Royal Exchange Theatre
The Royal Exchange is a grade II listed building in Manchester, England. It is located in the city centre on the land bounded by St Ann's Square, Exchange Street, Market Street, Cross Street and Old Bank Street. The complex includes the Royal ...
, in Manchester.
Television
In May 2014, Done appeared as Andrew Wendell in ''
Casualty''
and in October 2014 as Paul Brightway in the story "The Lions of Nemea", part of series 8 of the
ITV drama series ''
Lewis''. He also started in ''Closets'', a short film. On 7 February 2016, Done appeared in the TV series ''
Vera
Vera may refer to:
Names
*Vera (surname), a surname (including a list of people with the name)
*Vera (given name), a given name (including a list of people and fictional characters with the name)
**Vera (), archbishop of the archdiocese of Tarrag ...
''. In 2016, he appeared in the
ITV/
Netflix
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series ''
Paranoid''.
Coronation Street
''Coronation Street'' is an English soap opera created by ITV Granada, Granada Television and shown on ITV (TV network), ITV since 9 December 1960. The programme centres around a cobbled, terraced street in Weatherfield, a fictional town based ...
2017
Narration
Done narrated the
BBC Three
BBC Three is a British free-to-air Public service broadcasting in the United Kingdom, public broadcast television channel owned and operated by the BBC. It was first launched on 9 February 2003 with programmes targeting 16 to 34-year-olds, cov ...
documentary series ''
Junior Doctors: Your Life in Their Hands'', its 2014 spin-off ''
Junior Paramedics'', the BBC TV series ''
Hair'', the BBC series ''Emergency Rescue Down Under'' and the
Channel 5 documentaries ''
Can't Pay We'll Take It Away'', ''Inside Kings Cross: The Railway'' and
Paddington Station 24/7'' along with ''
Ice Lake Rebels'' & the UK narration to ''
Monsters Inside Me''.
Filmography
References
External links
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Done, Jason
1973 births
English male television actors
Living people
People from Walkden
Alumni of the University of Salford
People educated at Walkden High School
20th-century English male actors
21st-century English male actors
Male actors from Salford